Gobots (1983-1987)
Checklist V1.0

With thanks to Chris Olsen for his help
The latest version of this checklist can always be found at Counter-X.net

|Regular Gobots|Super Gobots|Playsets|Powersuits|Action Toys|Wendy's Exclusives|
|Combiners|Boomers|Secret Riders|Dread Launchers|Power Marchers|

Regular Gobots

These small figures made up the bulk of the line, and were also the backbone of Japan's Machine Robo series. Each figure was sold carded. Those with MR-## or MRD-### designations stamped on them were taken directly from the Machine Robo series, while those with MRT-## designations, were designed by Bandai exclusively for the Gobots line. Those without any number were unreleased Jpanese prototypes issued only in the West. One notable variatation between the releases of Tonka (America) and Bandai (Japan/Europe) is that the former's small figures only came with factory stickers, usually omitting a number of decals compared to the latter's (there were also occasional changes, usually the conversion of Japanese text to English).

#	Name	Year	Side	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes	MR #
01	Cy-Kill	1983	R	White/red/blue Futuristic Motorcycle	2 x Wheels 1 x Engine	US release of Bike Robo.	MR-01
02	Tank	1983	R	Blue Futuristic Tank	1 x Turret 1 x Dual Cannon	US release of Battle Robo.	MR-02
03	Fitor	1983	R	Red/black Futuristic jet	-	US release of Jet Robo.	MR-03
04	Cop-Tur	1983	R	White/blue Futuristic helicopter	1 x Rotor Blades 1 x Tail Rotor	US release of Gyro Robo.	MR-04
05	Loco	1983	R	Black Steam Engine	-	US release of Steam Robo.	MR-05
06	Spay-C	1983	G	White Space Shuttle	-	US release of Shuttle Robo.	MR-14
07	Turbo	1983	G	Red Futuristic Supercar	-	US release of Supercar Robo.	MR-07
08	Buggy Man	1983	R	Blue Dune Buggy	-	US release of Buggy Robo.	MR-08
09	Dumper	1983	G	Orange/black Dumper Truck	-	US release of Dump Robo.	MR-09
10	Pumper	1983	G	Red Fire Engine	1 x Ladder 1 x Gun	US release of Steam Robo, with only 1 gun.	MR-10
11	Dozer	1983	G	Orange Bulldozer	1 x Gun 1 x Cab Roof	US release of Bulldozer Robo.	MR-11
12	Hans-Cuff	1983	G	White/black Toyota Crown Police Car	-	US release of Police Robo.	MR-13
13	Fly Trap	1985	R	Orange/blue Refuse Truck	-	Recolour of Sanitiation Robo.	MR-26
14	Small Foot	1985	G	Red/blue Toyota Hilux SR5	1 x Bumper 2 x Rollcage Bars	US release of Offroad Robo.	MR-35
15	Dive-Dive	1985	G	Blue Submarine	-	US release of Submarine Robo.	MR-33
16	Slicks	1984	R	Yellow/black Renault RE20	-	Recolour of F-1 Robo with brand new stickers.	MR-32
17	Block Head	1984	R	Silver/red Cement Mixer	-	US release of Mixer Robo.	MR-36
18	Road Ranger	1984	G	Blue/red Articulated Flatbed Truck	-	US release of Trailer Robo.	MR-18
19	Royal-T	1983	G	Green/grey Harrier GR1	-	US release of Harrier Robo.	MR-19
20	Spoiler	1984	R	Red Lamborghini Countach	-	US release of Countach Robo.	MR-21
21	Crasher	1983	R	White or Black/Red Porsche 956	-	US release of Porsche Robo. First series release was the same as the Japanese version; second series reissue (using the same Gobot number) was black/red.	MR-20
22	Screw Head	1983	R	Black/red/silver Futuristic Drilling Tank	-	US release of Drill Robo.	MR-17
23	Blaster	1983	G	Orange Futuristic Missile Tank	2 x Missiles	US release of Missile Robo.	MR-23
24	Crain Brain	1983	R	Orange Unic K-200B Crane	1 x Crane Jib	US release of Crane Robo.	MR-24
25	Leader-1	1983	G	Grey F-15 Eagle	-	US release of Eagle Robo.	MR-25
26	Rest-Q	1983	G	White Ambulance	-	US release of Ambulance Robo.	MR-15
27	Scooter	1983	G	Red Scooter	-	US release of Scooter Robo.	MR-16
28	Geeper-Creeper	1983	R	Green Mitsubishi Jeep CJ-3B	1 x Machine Gun	US release of Jeep Robo.	MR-28
29	Path Finder	1983	G	Green/Silver Saucer Ship	-	US release of UFO Robo.	MR-29
30	Night Ranger	1984	G	Blue/black Harley Davidson Electra Glide Classic	-	Recolour of Harley Robo.	MR-37
31	Spoons	1984	R	Cream/Orange Forklift Truck	-	Recolour of Forklift Robo.	MR-34
32	Water Walk	1984	R	Grey/orange Cessna Seaplane	-	Recolour of Cessna Robo.	MR-31
33	Flip-Top	1985	G	Blue SH-2 Seasprite	1 x Rotor Blades	US release of Kaman Robo.	MR-40
34	Good Knight	1984	G	Red/blue Excalibur Series 3 Roadster	-	US release of Classic Robo.	MR-44
35	Blaster	1985	G	Orange/green Futuristic Missile Tank	2 x Missiles	Recolour of Gobot #23.	MR-23
36	Street Heat	1985	G	Red Camaro Z28 Hot Rod	-	Recolour of Hot Rod Robo.	MR-43
37	Wrong Way	1985	G	Green AH-64 Apache	1 x Rotor Blades 2 x Rocket Pods	US release of Apache Robo. Some had detatchable rocket pods, some had fixed rocket pods.	MR-41
38	Scratch	1985	G	Grey Ford Bronco	-	US only .	MRT-41
39	Buggy Man	1985	R	Orange Dune Buggy	-	Recolour of Gobot #8. Scheme was US only.	MR-08
40	Zero	1985	R	Green A6M Zero	1 x Propellor Blade 1 x Drop Tank	US release of Zero Robo.	MR-39
41	Tux	1985	R	White Rolls-Royce Phantom VI	-	US release of Limousine Robo.	MR-46
42	Twin Spin	1985	R	Tan/blue CH-46 Sea Knight	2 x Rotor Blades	Recolour of Vertol Robo. Scheme was US only.	MR-50
43	Snoop	1985	R	Black/red SR-71 Blackbird	-	US 'release' of Blackbird Robo - only got as far as the pre-production stage.	MR-45
44	Leader-1	1985	G	Blue/white F-15 Eagle	-	Recolour of Gobot #25.	MR-25
45	Cy-Kill	1985	R	Black/grey Futuristic Motorcycle	2 x Wheels 1 x Engine	Recolour of Gobot #1.	MR-01
46	Vamp	1985	R	Green Futuristic Car	-	US release of Casmodon.	MRD-101
47	Scorp	1985	R	Black/red Robotic Scorpion	-	US release of Zarios.	MRD-103
48	Pincher	1985	R	Blue/gold Futuristic Jet	-	US release of Falgos.	MRD-102
49	Stallion	1985	R	Blue Ford Mustang	-	US only.	MRT-45
50	Sparky	1985	G	Red Pontiac Fierro	-	US/Europe only.	MRT-43
51	Van Guard	1985	G	Grey/black Dodge Caravan	-	US only.	MRT-42
52	Heat Seeker	1986	G	Cream/blue F-16 Falcon	-	Recolour (only very minor changes) of Falcon Robo.	MR-49
53	Stinger	1985	R	Gold Chevrolet Corvette	-	US/Europe only.	MRT-44
54	Major Mo	1985	G	Red Nissan 300ZX	-	Recolour of Fairlady Robo.	MR-48
55	Bad Boy	1985	R	Green A-10 Thunderbolt	-	US release of Fairchild Robo.	MR-47
56	Creepy	1985	R	Purple/black Robotic Crab	-	Recolour of Gildis. An additional green/purple version was issued (unumbered) by Tonka as a mailaway.	MRD-104
57	Tail Pipe	1985	G	Red or black Skyline 2000	-	US release of Skyline Robo. One batch used the Japanese scheme; another used a brand new Tonka scheme. Same Gobot number used for both versions.	MR-42
58	Bugsie	1986	R	Red Futuristic Car	-	US only (recolour issued in Europe).	-
59	Bladez	1985	R	Blue/black Flying Monster	-	Recolour of Baldas.	MRD-105
60	Klaws	1985	R	Red/blue Spaceship	-	US only (variant issued in Europe).	-
61	Hornet	1985	R	Blue/pink Spaceship	-	US only (recolour issued in Europe).	-
62	Treds	1986	G	Green/grey M1 Abrams	-	US/Europe only.	-
63	Bullseye	1986	G	White B-1 Lancer	-	US only (variant issued in Europe).	-
64	Mr Moto	1986	G	Yellow/black Honda 200X	-	US only.	-
65	Mach-3	1986	G	Grey F-4 Phantom	-	Recolour of Phantom Robo. US only (variant issued in Europe).	MR-51
66	Man-O-War	1985	G	Grey/red Iowa-class Battleship	-	US release of Battleship Robo.	MR-54
67	Ace	1986	G	Blue P-51 Mustang	-	US/Europe only.	-
68	Bolt	1985	G	Green/cream P-38 Lightning	-	US/Europe only.	-
69	Dart	1986	R	Red/blue Honda VF1000R	-	US/Europe only.	-
70	Sky Jack	1986	R	Grey F-14 Tomcat	-	US release of Tomcat Robo.	-
71	Gunnyr	1986	R	Red MiG-21	-	US only (recolour issued in Europe).	-
72	Bentwing	1985	G	Blue F4U Corsair	-	US only (variant issued in Europe).	-

Super Gobots

These larger robots had three main sources - Machine Robo's Scale Robo DX (the 1984 releases, plus Defendor) and Big Machine Robo series (the remainder of the 1985 figures), and some specially-designed toys (the 1986 series). The numbers given to the figures by Tonka, while in sequence, seem a little arbitrary. The figures are listed in numerical order, which means the second series come at the top, then the first series, and the the third.

#	Name	Year	Side	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes	MR#
020	Warpath	1985	R	Black AH-64 Apache	1 x Rotor Blades	Recolour of Big Apache Robo. US only (variant issued in Europe).	BMR-04
021	Cy-Kill	1985	R	White/red/blue Motorcycle	-	US release of Big Bike Robo.	BMR-01
022	Spay-C	1985	G	White/black Space Shuttle	-	US release of Big Shuttle Robo	BMR-05
023	Staks	1985	G	Orange Peterbilt 352H	2 x Smokestack Guns	Recolour of Big Truck Robo (avaliable with or without trailer, under the same number). Black-legged version released US/Europe; blue-legged version released US only. Long or short smokestack versions exist	BMR-03
024	Leader-1	1985	G	Grey F-15 Eagle	-	US release of Big Eagle Robo	BMR-02
025	Baron Von Joy	1984	G	Silver Porsche 930 Turbo	1 x Gun	US release of Porsche 930T Scale Robo.	DX-07
026	Zeemon	1984	G	Red Datsun 280Z Fairlady-Z	-	US release of Fairlady 280Z Scale Robo.	DX-02
027	Herr Fiend	1984	R	Black Porsche 928S	-	Recolour of Porsche 928S Scale Robo. US only (variant issued in Europe).	DX-03
028	Bug Bite	1984	R	Yellow Volkswagen Beetle	1 x Gun	US release of Volkswagen Beetle Scale Robo.	DX-05
029	Destroyer	1984	R	Green Leopard A4	1 x Gun 1 x Gun Barrel	US release of Leopard A4 Scale Robo.	DX-04
030	Psycho	1984	R	Black/red/silver Psychoroid	-	US release of Psychoroid Scale Robo; remoulded to disable missile launcher.	DX-01
031	Defendor	1985	G	Tan/green Saladin Mk. II	1 x Gun	US release of Saladin Mk. II Scale Robo. Two versions issued - one with a long gun and non-removable turret, one with a short gun and removable turret.	DX-06
032	Throttle	1986	G	Blue BMW 100KRS	-	US only (variant issued in Europe).	-
033	Vamp	1986	R	Green Futuristic Car	-	US/Europe only; scaled up version of Gobot #46.	-
034	Raizor	1986	R	White Experimental VTOL F-4 Phantom	1 x Rotor Blades	US/Europe only.	-
035	Super Couper	1986	G	Black Ford Coupe	-	US/Europe only.	-
036	Spy Eye	1986	G	Grey/green Tornado GR3	-	US only (variant issued in Europe).Missing several paint apps, and a significant number of stickers.	-
037	Clutch	1986	R	Red Chevrolet C/K	-	US only (variant issued in Europe). Has silver windows.
038	Night Fright	1986	R	Tan/green Mi-24	1 x Rotor Blades	US/Europe only.	-

Playsets

Each faction had a spaceship which turned into a base, also doubling as a carry-case for smaller figures. These were build to scale for the regular Gobots, and designed by Tonka.

Name	Year	Side	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes
Command Center	1984	G	Grey/black Spaceship/Land Walker	2 x Pumps 4 x Floors	US/Europe only
Thruster	1985	R	Black/blue Spaceship	-	US/Europe only

Powersuits

Each faction also got a Powersuit set, recoloured from the Machine Robo Battle Commander 5 set. Each small suit could function as armour for a regular Gobot, and also combine with the Power Jet (which could also carry Gobots) to form a large robot. Avaliable individually, or in a giftset.

Name	Year	Faction	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes
Courageous	1984	G	Blue/white Spaceship	2 x Fists 2 x Feet 1 x Laser Cannon 1 x Cannon Handle 1 x Multi-Laser 1 x Laser Gun	Recolour of Battle Commander 5, containing the Guardian Powerjet and Guardian versions of GB-P1, GB-P2, GB-P3 and GB P-4 (all also avaliable seperately). Missile launchers disabled.
Grungy	1984	R	Black/greySpaceship	2 x Fists 2 x Feet 1 x Laser Cannon 1 x Cannon Handle 1 x Multi-Laser 1 x Laser Gun	Recolour of Battle Commander 5, containing the Renegade Powerjet and Renegade versions of GB-P1, GB-P2, GB-P3 and GB P-4 (all also avaliable seperately). Missile launchers disabled. Some version had grey feet, some had black feet.

Action Toys

These simple Gobots were designed by Tonka, and were simple friction-motor vehicles. Zod didn't even have an alternate mode, while Scales had a simple "pop-up" transformation.

Name	Year	Faction	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes
Scales	1984	R	Black/orange dragster	-	-
Zod	1984	R	-	1 x Missile	Requires 3 'C' batteries; 'robot mode' is a large, wheeled robotic dinosaur, with battery-operated snapping motion,

Wendy's Exclusives

Small plastic figures avaliable at the Wendy's fast food chain for 99¢ with a meal. These are simple little toys, and I left them out for a while wondering whether they were toys or simply merchandise (inidentally, the Arcobots come under the latter, and thus don't make the list). However, they do have bios which is more than can be said for, well, pretty much all of the other figures, and people have emailed me saying I left them out. So in they go... These simple figures were purpose-designed by Tonka.

Name	Year	Faction	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes
Beamer	1984	G	Red/black Sportscar	-	US only
Breez	1984	R	Tan/green Helicopter	-	US only
Guide Star	1984	G	White/Blue Space Shuttle	-	US only
Odd Ball	1984	R	Purple Spaceship	-	US only
Pow Wow	1984	R	Blue/red Van	-	US only
Sky Flyer	1984	G	Blue/grey jet	-	US only

Combiners

Both Gobot Combiners were composed of six members, and needed no additional parts to combine. Puzzler was sourced from the original Machine Robo Series, while Monsterous was Devil Satan 6 from the follow-up Japanese line, Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos. Both sets were avaliable individually, or in a giftset.

Name	Year	Faction	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes
Cross Word	1985	R	Orange Porsche 930T	-	Puzzler arm
Jig Saw	1985	R	White/black Police Celica XX	-	Puzzler waist
Pocket	1985	R	Yellow/black Lamborghini Countach	-	Puzzler arm
Rube	1985	R	Black/silver Mercedes Benz SL500	-	Puzzler leg
Tic Tac	1985	R	Red/silver Corvette	-	Puzzler torso
Zig Zag	1985	R	Blue/black Nissan 300ZX	-	Puzzler leg
Puzzler	1985	R	-	-	Giftset comprising Tic Tac, Jig Saw, Crossword, Pocket, Rube & Zig-Zag
Fangs	1986	R	Grey Wheeled Monster	-	Monsterous leg; recolour of Blucoda.
Fright Face	1986	R	Blue Jet Monster	-	Monsterous shoulders; recolour of Gillhead.
Gore Jaw	1986	R	Blue Wheeled Monster	-	Monsterous leg; recolour of Eyegos.
Heart Attack	1986	R	Green Jet Monster	-	Monsterous torso; recolour of Gurogiron.
South Claw	1986	R	Pink Winged Monster	-	Monsterous arm; US release of Deathclaw.
Weird Wing	1986	R	Red Winged Monster	-	Monsterous arm; recolour of Barabat.
Monsterous	1986	R	-	-	Giftset comprising Fright Face, Heart Attack, South Claw, Weird Wing, Fangs and Gore Jaw; recolour of Devil Satan 6.

Boomers

Another simple range added on by Tonka, Boomers were motorised, and changing involved a robot head emerging from the vehicle. They could also fire a hollow plastic ball, which split in half - the advertising campaign suggested messages could be placed insider. The same mould was used for both figures.

Name	Year	Faction	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes
Blast	1985	R	Blue Six-Wheel Truck	1 x Message Pod	US only
Rumble	1985	G	Grey Six-Wheel Truck	1 x Message Pod	US only

Secret Riders

These larger figures were all motorised, with Tork and Twister also having working winches. These figures were designed by Bandai for a line named Zenmai Kahen Winch Robo, and were then co-opted for the Revenge of Cronos tie-in line. Tonka took on the figures at the same time, though the Winch Robo versions had already been issued in Europe under the Robo Machine banner.

Name	Year	Faction	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes
Tork	1986	G	Black/silver Ford Ranger	2 x Guns 1 x Stand	US release of Landfighter; US version had a sticker sheet bearing the character's name.
Tri-Trak	1986	G	Red/blue Honda 200X ATV	2 x Guns 1 x Stand	US release of Battlancer; US version had a sticker sheet bearing the character's name.
Twister	1986	G	Blue/black Helicopter	2 x Guns 1 x Stand	US release of Battle Gyror; US version had a sticker sheet bearing the character's name.

Dread Launchers

These Gobots combined two vehicles to form one robot. Not to be confused with the Double Machine Robo Japanese figures that appeared in Europe as the Robo Machine Combinators. Despite the fact I managed to leave that mistake in for about six months. These were commissioned from Bandai by Tonka, and were exclusive to the West.

Name	Year	Side	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes
Chaos	1987	R	White/blue Jet and Grey/blue Launcher Truck	-	US/Europe only.
Re-Volt	1987	R	Red/grey Eagle and Tan/black Launcher Truck	-	US/Europe only.
Traitor	1987	R	Grey/yellow Wasp and Purple/black Platform Truck	-	US/Europe only.

Power Marchers

Licensed from another Japanese line, these remote-control motorised, non-transforming robots were tacked onto the end of the Gobot line by Tonka. They didn't come out as part of Robo Machine or Gobots in Europe, but a totally seperate line, and are thus listed as US only.

Name	Year	Faction	Vehicle Mode	Accessories	Notes
Hitch Hiker	1987	G	-	-	US only
Quick-Step	1987	R	-	-	US only